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A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

Final News Summary For September 1, 2017

-- EDITOR'S NOTE: We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog as of September 2, 2017. Find it here.

-- Ukraine says it will introduce new border-crossing rules from next year, affecting citizens of “countries that pose risks for Ukraine.”

-- The Association Agreement strengthening ties between Ukraine and the European Union entered into force on September 1, marking an end to four years of political drama surrounding the accord.

-- The trial of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena will resume later this month after the first hearing in weeks produced little progress toward a resolution of the politically charged case.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv (GMT +3)

15:30 16.11.2016

Interfax reports ex-President Viktor Yanukovych may testify in Kyiv trial:

KYIV. Nov 16 (Interfax) - The Kyiv Svyatoshinsky District Court on Wednesday received a notice from the Rostov region's court on the possibility of Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych being questioned via a video link on November 25 as a witness in the case involving former members of the special task force unit Berkut accused of killing Kyiv Maidan activists, his lawyer Vitaly Serdyuk told Interfax.

"The Svyatoshinsky Court has received this notice and it is now up to the Svyatoshinsky Court to organize this video linkup properly," the lawyer said.

14:48 16.11.2016

Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:

14:46 16.11.2016

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14:03 16.11.2016

A tweet from Ukrainian deputy Andriy Parubiy:

12:54 16.11.2016

Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Kovalenko, who emulated the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero when he won the Golden Boot at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup, appears to have landed himself in hot water with his club Shakhtar Donetsk:

12:34 16.11.2016

12:33 16.11.2016

Cats Of War -- a cute little video tweeted by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service on pets at the front line. (In Ukrainan, but you'll most likely get the gist):

10:57 16.11.2016

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